[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Linux Marketing Opportunity

[AthlonRob]

Ron Braithwaite wrote:
> On Tuesday 26 April 2005 06:28 am, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> This really does belong on PLUG-Talk, but since neither of you are probably on 
> that (and neither am I), I'll just state the facts.

If you wish to discuss such wildly off-topic things as this, I would
suggest subscribing.  Your guess about my subscription status was
incorrect, as well... I've been subscribed to PLUG-Talk for quite a
while now.  I'm also sending this to PLUG-Talk with only a CC to the
main list so you see where I'm going with it.

> Fact: According to Steve Balmer, in an interview in yesterday's Oregonian, Ken 
> Hutchinson, pastor of Antioch Bible Church, contacted him and said that his 
> church, Focus On The Family, and other Evangelical organizations would 
> organize a boycot of M$ products if M$ didn't pull all support from the bill 
> and fire any M$ folks that publicly supported it. Balmer said in the 
> interview that he decided to pull support for the bill, but that he would not 
> fire anyone because of their sexual orientation or political opinion.

So essentially they're damned if they do, damned if they don't.  Instead
of picking a side in a heated debate (in which both sides are 100%
convinced their position is the correct position), Microsoft has pulled
out of the issue and will let somebody else make the decision.

Sounds like excellent business strategy to me and really the only sane
thing to do when put in this situation.  It is not Microsoft's job
(thank God) to determine public policy.  It sounds to me like you're
trying to make some giant mountain out of a little itty bitty mole
hill... get over it.

Rob